Charles Hartshorne‚ influential in the twentieth century as a philosopher of metaphysics and ground breaking on theology not only on God’s existence as creator of the universe but also the rationality of theism‚ believed that history provided essential though not adequate conditions for personal identity in the present that almost always leads to an uncertain future. He believed personal identity developed through irregular and disproportionate events in time externally related to those that ensue
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The Tools of Philosophy: Socrates- the concept of integrity/ being true to yourself Importance in maintaining a state of virtue Wont compromise his strength of character “To thy own self be true” Attracted young people (energy and enthusiasm) and inspired them to ask questions The Socratic Method- challenged norms (Ex: “The sky if blue”) Challenged people in order to make them more clear in their own thought processes Forced people to stretch their ideas further/put together a base of knowledge
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in this movie in the main characters? Be sure to look at all the main characters‚ not just the star. Choose from the worldviews studied in this course (naturalism‚ secular humanism‚ atheistic existentialism‚ eastern pantheism‚ New Age‚ Christian Theism). Provide example from the movie that support your identification of the worldview(s). What specific attitudes‚ actions and behaviors lead to that conclusion? The worldview that is represented in this movie was that of a Christian one because Eli
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“Examine the key features of the divine command theory and identify its weaknesses.” (21) The view that moral rules are true by virtue of being commanded by God is called the divine command theory. It is a deontological theory and claims that sentences such as "charity is good" mean the same thing as sentences such as "God commands charity”. If you believe that moral actions are good or bad because they are commanded or forbidden‚ certain things must follow. First‚ if they had not been commanded
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- Theism: Belief in one God. (58) - Atheism: Rejection of belief in God. (56) - Agnosticism: In between to make the decision about the existence or non-existence of God. (54) - Indifference: Does not care about whether God exists or not. (53) - Freedom as compared with commitment: Ironically‚ the freedom costs the time and effort to find out the options and once you make a decision‚ you must commit to do it. (1) - The God Question: It is the question on whether God exists or not. The answers
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This title‚ in my opinion‚ alludes to the idea that robust knowledge can only be obtained through the process of consensus and disagreement. Robust knowledge can be defined as the common knowledge shared by a community ‚ which is the foundation of the areas of knowledge. The adjective robust‚ in this case‚ refers to the idea of solid and proven truthful. Robust knowledge is necessary in all of our daily lives as the basis of various applications. Agreement or‚ in other words‚ consensus‚ is required
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going to and coming from. Most recently I’d say I was convicted of very little in the realm of God and the divine. I was truly an agnostic. On some days I would lean a little towards deism and others atheism. However‚ I did not feel convicted by theism (at least the idea of a personal or relational God). This conviction is what I will call backlash; it is a semi-extreme reaction to my church-laden youth. If I was not so timid when it came to being convicted as I mentioned
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believe in the atheism theory and believe in the cosmological argument theory. I am a firm believer that there is a God and we are here on earth for a reason. To begin‚ according to the textbook‚ atheism denies the major claims of all varieties of theism. (Textbook p.294) In the words of atheist Ernest Nagel‚ “Atheism denies the existence…of a self-consistent‚ omnipotent‚ omniscient‚ righteous and benevolent being who is distinct from and independent of what has been created.”(Textbook p.294)
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be prevalent today. An early example of the argument is within ‘Timaeus’‚ in which Plato proposed the idea that anything that has been created must be created by a cause. These arguments are intended to prove the existence of the God of Classical Theism by explaining that God must be the first cause of the universe; the being setting the world into motion without doing anything itself. My thesis will postulate that this argument does not necessarily prove God‚ and‚ in fact‚ is rather a large leap
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Eric Boggs 10/29/2012 Martin Philosophy The meaning of life has been debated among many people throughout history. Different theories have been used to try and explain what our purpose is in this life. I’ve always heard from my parents that life is too short for regrets‚ and that there will be good and bad days. However what is it that people strive for in life? In reality there is no right answer to this simple question. Some people strive for living life in the moment which philosopher Baggini
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